[big_tank_boy]

has anyone heard of ABF schooling. and do u know how big of a tank ud need for like 7 or 6 of them all in the tank i might want like 10 eventuly so any help is appreacited.

[Mudfrog]

A fairly large tank with a wide footprint. For 10 or so I'd say a 180. I've had them in the past and they did not school for me, but I had 2 so maybe a larger group would, that I don't know.

[Infblue]

i only had like 2-4 before, so i don't know if they school.
i'm surprised 10 or so would need a tank that big though...i don't know....don't get me wrong, the big the better in general. i'm just thinking in terms of requirement...

This post has been edited by Infblue: 09 September 2008 - 12:09 PM

[big_tank_boy]

well right now i got like 7 and they in a 75 gallon tank and i was suprised to see all of them schooling its really cool to watch they kinda like hatchet fish that eat crickets and live danios....... lol its fun to watch the kinda heard the danios i the middle of them then they take turns eating them its weird to watch and very very strange i havent really ever heard of them doing this but wat the hell its cool. i have the danois in there for my leaf fish and other smaller preditors.

[Infblue]

thats neat! must be a very cool sight to see!

[Mudfrog]

I was speaking in long terms.. supposedly they get to 6" TL I believe so 10x 6" AFB's would be cramped in a 75.

[sumthinsfishy6]

I think they normally stay around 4", but maybe they get bigger. I've never had any bigger than 4"

[big_tank_boy]

yea i have had some around 6 inches they are cool fish. i put in some more danios and they still heard them but i have noticed some type of pairs going on so far i have 2 pairs that i cant tell cuz they hang out with the group but i have seen them leaving the group more offten and i think they are already going to breed but idk its really weird because they are acting like arowanas when they are breeding and i have heard a lot about the fry not being very strong or healthy and idk if i wanna focuse on the babys from the ABFs or my obby rays. i might have to ask a couple of my friends to help me raise the fry in some of there baby tanks they got. i think there is like bubble nests or something like that in the floating plants.


Right now in the tank there is

7 abfs
4 amazon leaf fish
2 rocket gar (temporery)
1 pair of sengals (never leave eachothers side)

i hope the sengals breed i wouldnt know wat to do cuz i have never bred them before and if they do breed ill make a new post in the bichir section.

I have a LOVE TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol i own as a breeder.

[Norbert]

Sounds like a great tank , I've been planning to try a tank like this for awhile

Would love to see pics if you've got them?

[big_tank_boy]

yea ill try to get pics soon ill try to get pics of the african butterflyfish hearding all the fish and a few of the pairs.